Single people are seldom recognised as a political force in intersectional struggles. Zheng Guo argues that, around the world, single people are a rising body who face widespread discrimination. Supporting single people's political struggles offers lessons in resistance and the intersectional pursuit of democracy
Zheng’s research interests focus on critical theory and democratic theory.
She is currently examining how the state uses the family as a ruling apparatus in China, and how resistance can be mobilised, especially from the family and single people as political forces.